Power Plants Near 96129 — Beckwourth, CA

53 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 96129 (Beckwourth, California). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 39.7721, -120.4051 · County: Plumas

Natural Gas 48%Hydroelectric 33%Solar 9%Geothermal 7%Biomass 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
4.4 mi	Portola Portola, CA	Oil	—	Sierra Pacific Power Co
17.1 mi	Haypress Sierra City, CA	Hydroelectric	10 MW	Eif Haypress Llc
26.0 mi	Bowman Nevada City, CA	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Nevada Irrigation District
26.3 mi	Stampede Truckee, CA	Hydroelectric	4 MW	U S Bureau Of Reclamation
29.2 mi	Sierra Pacific Quincy Facility Quincy, CA	Biomass	35 MW	Sierra Pacific Industries
30.1 mi	Psrec/Siad Solar Herlong, CA	Solar	3 MW	Plumas Sierra Rural Electric Coop
31.0 mi	Fish Springs Reno, NV	Solar	125 MW	Fish Springs Ranch Solar, Llc
32.4 mi	Spaulding 3 Emigrant Gap, CA	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
33.1 mi	Farad Floriston, CA	Hydroelectric	—	Sierra Pacific Power Co
33.5 mi	Spaulding 1 Emigrant Gap, CA	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
33.5 mi	Spaulding 2 Emigrant Gap, CA	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
36.0 mi	Valley Road Reno, NV	Oil	—	Sierra Pacific Power Co
39.8 mi	Amedee Geothermal Venture I Amedee, CA	Geothermal	3 MW	Hays Ranches, Llc
40.2 mi	Sly Creek Forbestown, CA	Hydroelectric	12 MW	South Feather Water And Power Agency
40.3 mi	Deer Creek Ph Nevada City, CA	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Nevada Irrigation District
40.4 mi	Deadwood Creek Dobbins, CA	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Hydro Sierra Energy, Llc
40.5 mi	Drum 2 Alta, CA	Hydroelectric	53 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
40.5 mi	Drum 1 Alta, CA	Hydroelectric	49 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
41.6 mi	Kings Beach Kings Beach, CA	Oil	15 MW	Liberty Utilities (Calpeco Electric) Llc
41.9 mi	Hl Power Wendel, CA	Biomass	36 MW	Hl Power Company
42.2 mi	Hl Solar Wendel, CA	Solar	8 MW	Hl Solar Llc
43.4 mi	Steamboat 1 Reno, NV	Geothermal	—	Ormat Nevada Inc
43.4 mi	Steamboat 1a Power Plant Reno, NV	Geothermal	—	Ormat Nevada Inc
43.5 mi	Richard Burdette Geothermal Reno, NV	Geothermal	30 MW	Ormat Nevada Inc
43.7 mi	Steamboat Ii Reno, NV	Geothermal	24 MW	Steamboat Development Corp
43.7 mi	Steamboat Iii Reno, NV	Geothermal	24 MW	Steamboat Development Corp
43.8 mi	Galena 3 Geothermal Power Plant Reno, NV	Geothermal	30 MW	Ormat Nevada Inc
43.9 mi	Galena 2 Geothermal Power Plant Reno, NV	Geothermal	17 MW	Ormat Nevada Inc
43.9 mi	Steamboat Hills Lp Reno, NV	Geothermal	34 MW	Ormat Nevada Inc
43.9 mi	Alta Powerhouse Alta, CA	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
44.4 mi	High Sierra Cogeneration Plant Susanville, CA	Natural Gas	6 MW	Plumas Sierra Rural Electric Coop
44.5 mi	Scott Flat Nevada City, CA	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Nevada Irrigation District
44.6 mi	Dutch Flat 2 Dutch Flat, CA	Hydroelectric	27 MW	Nevada Irrigation District
44.7 mi	Dutch Flat Alta, CA	Hydroelectric	22 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
44.9 mi	Caribou 1 Belden, CA	Hydroelectric	74 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
45.0 mi	Caribou 2 Belden, CA	Hydroelectric	118 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
45.1 mi	Woodleaf Forbestown, CA	Hydroelectric	67 MW	South Feather Water And Power Agency
45.2 mi	Oak Flat Belden, CA	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
46.0 mi	Waste Management Lockwood Lfgte Sparks, NV	Biomass	3 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
47.1 mi	Grizzly N/A, CA	Hydroelectric	22 MW	City Of Santa Clara - (Ca)
47.6 mi	Belden Belden, CA	Hydroelectric	118 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
48.0 mi	French Meadows Foresthill, CA	Hydroelectric	15 MW	Placer County Water Agency
48.5 mi	Chicago Park Colfax, CA	Hydroelectric	44 MW	Nevada Irrigation District
48.7 mi	Turquoise Liberty Solar Sparks, NV	Solar	10 MW	Liberty Utilities (Calpeco Electric) Llc
48.8 mi	Turquoise Nevada, Llc Sparks, NV	Solar	60 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
48.9 mi	Rock Creek Dam Storrie, CA	Hydroelectric	—	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
48.9 mi	Forbestown Forbestown, CA	Hydroelectric	42 MW	South Feather Water And Power Agency
49.0 mi	Tracy Sparks, NV	Natural Gas	1,033 MW	Sierra Pacific Power Co
49.1 mi	Loma Rica Hydroelectric Powerhouse Grass Valley, CA	Hydroelectric	—	Nevada Irrigation District
49.6 mi	Kanaka Oroville, CA	Hydroelectric	—	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
49.8 mi	Western 102 Power Plant Mccarran, NV	Natural Gas	119 MW	Nevada Gold Mines
49.9 mi	Bucks Creek Storrie, CA	Hydroelectric	66 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
49.9 mi	Hamilton Branch Peninsula Village, CA	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

Power generation near this area

There are 53 power plants within 50 miles of Beckwourth, California (ZIP 96129), with a combined 2,393 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 30 of the 53 nearby plants. The closest plant is Portola at 4.4 miles.

Nameplate capacity is the maximum output a plant can produce under ideal conditions — actual generation depends on fuel availability, demand, and maintenance schedules. Capacity factor (shown on individual plant pages) measures how much of that theoretical maximum a plant actually delivers over a year. Nuclear plants typically run above 90%; solar and wind range from 20–45% depending on location and weather.

All data comes from federal EIA and EPA releases. For a printable version of this proximity search, use the report link below. To explore all plants in California, visit the California state page.

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